爱咬指甲是完美主义者的标志？_时事

爱咬指甲是完美主义者的标志？

Are you mindlessly twisting your hair or biting your nails as you read this article? New research from the University of Montreal suggests that compulsive behaviors like these might say more about your personality than you think.

看这篇文章的时候，你是不是正在无意识地绕弄头发或者咬指甲?蒙特利尔大学的最新研究表明，这些强迫行为或许更能表现你的性格。

People who are generally impatient, or who get bored or frustrated easily, are more likely to engage in repetitive body-focused behaviors such as skin-picking, nail-biting or eyelash-pulling, the researchers found.

研究人员发现，那些一般缺乏耐心、容易感到无聊或是沮丧的人更可能有重复性的身体强迫行为，比如抓皮肤、咬指甲或是拔睫毛。

The study, published in the March issue of the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, points to perfectionism - a trait that can be more damaging than many people realize - as an underlying cause.

这份出版在《行为治疗与实验性精神病学》三月刊上的研究将这些行为归为完美主义的潜在原因，完美主义比许多人想象的更具危害性。

“We believe that individuals with these repetitive behaviors may be perfectionistic, meaning that they are unable to relax and to perform task at a ‘normal’ pace," Dr. Kieron O'Connor, professor of psychiatry at the university and the study's lead author, said in a press release Tuesday. "They are therefore prone to frustration, impatience, and dissatisfaction when they do not reach their goals. They also experience greater levels of boredom.